The Daily Star: Internet Edition Tue. June 12, 2007

Vol. 5 Num 1077

Tue. June 12, 2007


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Continuous monitoring needed to fight bird flu
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday underscored the need for immediate measures and continuous monitoring system to combat the spread of avian influenza virus in the country.

Change attitude towards working children
Speakers tell roundtable
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday stressed the need to raise awareness among the people and change the attitude towards working children in order to end child labour in hazardous occupations.

Creation of jobs should be main focus of budget
Speakers say at discussion
Speakers at a discussion yesterday stressed the need for creating job opportunities to millions of unemployed should be the main focus of the national budget to alleviate poverty.

Steps to be taken to free footpaths from encroachment
The government has taken some decisions to make the footpaths of Dhaka city free from encroachment and obstructions and keep them clean in order to make pedestrians' movement safe and convenient.

WB to help rehabilitate persons with disabilities
The World Bank (WB) is planning to support a government initiative to increase the use of social and rehabilitation services by persons with disabilities, vulnerable children and adolescents, says a press

Case Against Hasina
Court asks police to submit probe report by July 11
A Dhaka court yesterday again asked police to submit probe report by July 11 in the case against Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina and her personal staff Manu Majumder for extortion of Tk 3 crore.

Iftekhar leaves for Australia
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday left for Australia to hold formal discussions with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer.

Election collapse could spell end for French far-right party
The far-right National Front party of Jean-Marie Le Pen had its worst score in more than 25 years in Sunday's legislative elections, encouraging speculation that it is disappearing as a serious forcein

Women deprived for lack of political empowerment
Speakers tell roundtable
Women are deprived of their rights and other facilities mainly for lack of political empowerment, said the speakers at a roundtable yesterday.

Concerted efforts needed to prevent spread of AIDS
Speakers at a discussion here yesterday underscored the need for concerted efforts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country.

Cirdap calls for integrated local, rural dev model
The first coordination committee meeting for 'Coordination of good practices of four integrated rural development projects (IRD)' being implemented by Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and

Rly cop shot accidentally
A member of Railway police was shot in his leg after he was hit by a bullet accidentally fired from his colleague's gun at Kamalapur Railway Station in the city yesterday.

World Day Against Child Labour Today
'Incorporate child labour issue into nat'l agri policy'
The issue of child labour should be incorporated into the national agriculture policy to effectively combat it as 56 percent of the child labour are in the agriculture sector, said child rights activists

Arrested journo sent to jail in Jhalakati
A court here yesterday sent a journalist arrested by joint forces for extortion.

Injured mugger dies in hospital
A youth succumbed to his injuries yesterday at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) who was beaten by mob at Sutrapur in the city allegedly for mugging, police sources said.

Heroin worth Tk 3cr seized in Benapole
Department of Narcotics yesterday recovered 1.5 kilograms of heroin worth Tk 3 crore from Bhoberber at Benapole and arrested three people in this connection.

Death of people in Ctg landslide condoled
Leaders of various political parties and organisations expressed deep shock at the death of 76 people who died in a landslide after heavy downpour hit Chittagong yesterday.

Maple Leaf School student electrocuted
Pratyaya Sarkar, a meritorious student of Maple Leaf International School, passed away on Thursday after being electrocuted at his residence, says a press release. Pratyaya was the only son of hisparents.

Provide subsidy directly to farmers
Speakers say at workshop
Speakers at a workshop here yesterday underscored the need for providing subsidy directly to farmers, using power tillers and threshing machines, for enhancing agriculture production in the country.

Extortion Case
Karwan Bazar trader sues ex-works secy, two others
One of the businessmen of Karwan Bazar filed an extortion case against former housing and public works secretary and two others with a Dhaka court yesterday.

Hasina visits Tungipara today
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will visit her ancestral home at Tungipara in Gopalganj district today. She will offer munajat at the grave of her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Australia to help boost pry edn in Bangladesh
In recognition of Bangladesh's pressing development needs, Australia will increase its aid programme by 40 per cent in 2007-08.

Proposed Budget
2 committees to consider public opinions
The Ministry of Finance has formed two committees to consider public opinions over the proposed budget for 2007-08 fiscal year.

One arrested in NCC Bank robbery
Police have arrested a criminal allegedly involved in a sensational robbery in the city in which the son of an army officer was killed on May 24.

Prof Taher Murder
Charge framing deferred again
Public safety tribunal and special sessions judge court of Rajshahi district yesterday deferred again the charge framing in the Prof S Taher Ahmed murder case until June 13.

Correction
In a report headlined 'Call for global efforts to fix minimum wage' published in The Daily Star yesterday it was mentioned that Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed took part at a policy dialogue.